Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn

Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn
Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Written by	Maurice Elvey
Produced by	Motograph Film Company
Starring	Elisabeth Risdon Fred Groves Douglas Payne Nessie Blackford A. G. Ogden Mary McKenzie Maurice Elvey
Distributed by	Motograph Film Company
Release date	December 1913 (1913-12)
Running time	3 reels; 869 feet
Country	United Kingdom
Language	Silent

Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn is a 1913 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey. It was based on the 1827 Red Barn Murder. The story of Maria Marten was a popular stage melodrama of the Victorian era, and five films based on the story were made between 1902 and 1935.

As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.

Plot

A Suffolk squire murders a young pregnant woman who had demanded that he must marry her.

Cast

• Elisabeth Risdon as Maria Marten
• Fred Groves as William Corder
• Douglas Payne as Roger Deaves
• Nessie Blackford as Mary Marten
• A. G. Ogden as Tom Marten
• Mary McKenzie as Mary Moore
• Maurice Elvey as Captain Matthews

See also

• List of lost films

External links

• Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn at IMDb
• British Film Institute 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes